Machine for covering circular objects.



C. J. LANDIN.

MACHINE FOR COVERING CIRCULAR OBJECTS.

APPLICATION FILED 11011.15. 1911.

1,05 3,408, Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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O. J. LANDIN.

MACHINE FOR COVERING CIRCULAR OBJECTS.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV.15, 1911.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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C. J. LANDIN.

MACHINE FOR COVERING CIRCULAR OBJECTS.

APPLICATION TILE-p NOV. 15, 1911.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15, 1911 Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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MACHINE FOR COVERING CIRCULAR OBJECTS.

APPLIGATION FILED NOV.15. 1911 1,053,408. Patented Feb 18, 1913.

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MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO BOSTON WOVEN HOSE 'AND'RUBBER COMPANY, Oscar/tempos} MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION or MASSACHUSETTS. -1;)

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Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

' Application tiledhovemberltiftflll. Serta1No.660,377.

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y ML. Be it known that 'I, Cam. Jonx Lamina, a citizen of the United States, residing in BcstOxnfcon'nty of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, haVeinvc-nted an Improvement 1 in Machines for Covering Circular Objects, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to a machine for coverin circular ob'ects with sheets or layers of flexible material, and the invention is herein shown as embodied in a machine for covering rolls of rubber covered tape Wltll: layers of tin-foil, for which purpose it is especially adapted.

The particular features of the invention will be pointed out in the claims at the endof this specification.

Figure 1 18 a side elevation of a machine embodying this invention. Fig. 2 a detail of one of the knives to be referred to. Fig. 3 a side elevation opposite to that shown in Fig. 1 with parts broken away. Fig. an underside view of the folding device to be referred to. Fig. 5 a plan of the machine with parts omitted. Fig. 6 a rear elevation of the machine with parts omitted. Fig. 7 a detail of the holder and automatic starting and stop ing arrangement to be referred to. Fig. a detail to be referred to. Figs. 8, 9, 10 and 11 details on a larger scale to more clearly show the gripping jaws to be referred to. Fig. 11 a section onthe line 11"--11 Fig. 11. Figs. 12 and 18 details in section of the lower portion of the holder for the uncovered rolls. Fi 14, 15, 16 and 17 details on an enlarger scale of the guiding chute to be referred to.' Fig. 18 a'detail in plan of a portion of the bed roll and its cooperating wiper. Fig. 19 a detail of the wiper shown in Fig. 18. Figs. 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 details on.an enlarged scale of the compressing mechanism to be referred to.

Referring to the drawings, represents.

one form of a holder o'rsupport for a plurality of rolls 31 of r-ubber covered tape or other material, to which a covering of tin-foil or other"suitable material'is to applied.

The holder 30 is shown in the present 'instance as a downwardly inclined rod, se-

- the holder.

cured at its upper end to a rock shaft or pivot 32, mounted to turn in a bracket 33,

secured t-o-an upright arm 34 formingpart ofthe' frame work 85 of the machine, by a set screw 350. The rock shaft or pivot 32, in the present instance has extended from it a crank or arm 36, which is otl'set with relation to the holder 30 as represented in Fig. 7, for a purpose as will be described.

The holder 30 is provided at its lower end with a socket 37 -(see Figs. 12 and 13), for the reception of a latch or holding device for retaining the rolls 31 on the holder 30, until removed therefrom as will be described. The latch referred to, consists as herein shown, of a bar or rod 40, pivoted in a slot 41 in the holder 30 and having at its free end a laterally projecting finger 42. which is made long enough to project be- I yond the outer circumference of the holder 30 and to be engaged by the lowermost roll on the holder, said latch being held in the position just described by a spring 43, acting on the bar 40. y

The holder 30 is capable of being turned in a direction laterally with relation to the frame work of the machine and against a stationary arm 45 attached to the frame work, see Fig. 1. To facilitate loadin the holder with the rolls 31, a guiding device or loading plug is employed, which is shown in Fig. 12, as a cylinder 46 adapted to be inserted into the socket 37 and provided with a conical head 47, over which the rolls may be slipped onto the holder 30. The holder 80 is provided with a weight for moving the rolls 31 down thereon, said weight being shown as a collar or sleeve 48, which is loose on said holder. In the present instance provision is made for automatically startin the machine by the movement of the holder into its operative position, and for stopping the machine when the wei ht 48 has moved down on theholdcr a predetermined distance, as for instance when the last roll 31 has been removed from To this end, the weight- 48 is connected by a chain 49 or other flexible connection, with a dog or arm 50, which is pivoted to'the crank or arm 36, see Fig. 7, and is acted upon by a spring 51, see Fig. 7","to turn the dog or arm 50 substantially at right angles to the crank 36 and into position' to engage a set screw or stop 52, carlwdby the arm 34 of the frame work, when the holc'leris" inits operative iposition landthe means isin operat-ion'fi-t The crank 36 is joinedbya li'nk ot-with'a.lcver,55, which const tutes a startmg' devicg by-wh chis; operated in a manner'jywll nnders'tood,fa1'- clutch-'(not shown) on -the' driving shaft not "show-n) inthe 1 factory and to-which" the machine 13 connected by a suitable-belt (not shown). *When the machine is in op.

eration, the chain 49 is in aslackened condition-as shownin Fig. 1, as'the \veight48. is atsuch; time at the npper partof the. holcler'30,- but asthe rolls 31 are removed, from' the holder, as will be described, the; weight 48 moves down on the holder, and the slack in the chain is taken up, and at or about the time the last roll 31 is removed;

from the holder, and the weight 48 bringsup a ainst the latch 42, the chain is ren-; derccf taut so as to turn the dog 60 on itsi pivot and withdraw it from en agementf with the set screw 1'12, and there y allow. the holder 30 to swin laterally into its inoperative iosition against the stationary arm 45. This lateral movement of the holder is effected by offsetting the crank 36 and securing the bracket 33 at an angle with relation to the arm 34. As the holder is moved laterally in the direction indicated} by the arrow 56 in Fig. 7, the starting leverf 55 is moved in the samedirection and throws; out the clutch. When the holder is loaded,:

the machine is automatically started in op- 'terial 00 which is to be wound thereon The covering material (30 mayand refer-' ablv will be tin-foil,'which is wount upon a shaft or roll 61, journaled in brackets (32' attached to'the frame work,'see Figs. 1 and 3, and-which passes therefrom onto a mov-i able support, which is herein shown asa;

rotatable wheel or'drum 63, mounted on a shaft (54- supported by the frame work of the machine, and 'herein shown as provided with a driving pulley (35, which is connected by a suitable belt (not shown)."w ith a ley (not shown) on the driving shaft shown) which is provided-with the clutch (not shown) operated by the ship er lever J55 in a manner well understood.- T or whee l,6 3 willbe hereinafterreferred to. as the bed roll, and will preferably be pro-' he drumi vided on its rim with a covering 66 of rubber. The strip 60 of tin-foil is fed from its shaft or roll 'til, by the rotation of the bed roll-63,-with the-.covering 66 of which the tin-foil is frictionally engaged by a presscr or feed roll (58, jeurnaled in the free ends of levers 69, see Fi{ ,'.-1,- loosely mounted on a rock shaft 70,.wlnch is 1ournaled in bearing boxes 'ilaattached to the frame work of the machine. The weight of the feed roll 08 is sutiicient to-insure the strip (30 of tin-foil being fed forward as the supportin bed roll 63 isls'rotated. The uncovered ro ls 31 on the'holder' 30 are taken one by one from the holder and transferred onto the bed roll, so-as' to have the tin-foil wound on them, and this result is accomplished by suitable mechanism, one construction of which will now be described.

The transfer mechanism herein shown, consists of a pair of ripping jaws 73, 74, see Figs. 8 to 11 inc usivc, which are designed to on 'age the circumference of the uncovered r0 1 31 at substantially diametrically opposite points, and carriers or sup- )orts for said Jaws, which are arranged to )0 turned through an arc of substantially so as to bring the circumference of the roll held by the jaws, into substantially the )lane of the circumference of the rotatable ed roll 63. The ripping jaws 73, 74 are secured, as herein 5 town to two metal plates or bars 75, 76, one of which is movable longitudinallyfwith relation to the other, to permit the jaws-to be opened and closed, as will be described, and said plates may, for sake of distinction, be designated the stationary and movable plates and both constitute carriers for the aws. The stationary plate 75 is pivoted to the frame work of the machine, and in the present instance, the said plate is provided at one end with I ears 78, see Figs. 10 and 11, which are pivotallv secured to a yoke or bracket 79 fastened to the frame work. The plate or bar 75 has its I opposite end extended through a box-like guide 80, see Fig. 8, formed in the present-instance by bending theend of the movable. plate 76, and tu which the jaw 74 is secured as by the screw 81 or otherwise, said jaw being pivotully mounted on the screw 81 at its center, so that it'can rock slightly to adjust it to irregularitiesin the circumference of the uncovered roll. The stationary plate 75 has adjustably attached to its end beyond the rude 80, as by screws 82, a finger 83, which 1sextended over the said guide and its jaw 74, for a purpose as will be described. The sliding plate 76 has adjustably attached to its endopposite to the guide 80. a finger 85 which extends over the gripping jaw 73. The gripping jaws in their open position shown in Fig. 8, are normally widely separated,that is, they are separated a greater distance .Zthaii: the diaineterpof the rolls 31,

being' herein shown-as ,wlever 86,"pivoted-at i one endto"a bar98, secured to the back of themovable plate 76, said 'leverl'having fa toothfor project-ion 87, T which engages with a lager projection 88 one late 880, secured to t ie's'tationary plate 75 y the screws 82, and which is'held by-a sprin '89 against said'lug, so as to' practicallyo ck the two jawcarrying plates together. 'The'levcr 86 iasits free end extended'beyondthe end of thestationar jaw-carrying plate 75, so as to be engagct with a stationary arm 90, see Figs. 1 and 9, which arrests tlieanovcment of the "lever 86,'as the jaw-carrying plates approach the end of their movement toward the roll holder,'and effects disengagement of the tooth 87 from the lug'88, ator about the time the jaws 73, 74 have been brou ht into line with the cndinost roll on the holder, therebv unlocking the jaw-carrying plate 76 from the stationary plate 75, and permitting the iliite 76 to be moved by the spring 89 in the direction indicated by the arrow 91 in Fig. 9, so as to cause the aw 74 to firmly grip the endinost roll 31 between it and the jaw 73. The sliding jaw-carrying plate also acts as a re easing device for the grip )Cd roll, and for this purpose it is providet with a cross bar 92, see Figs. 11 and 11', which is extended across a slot or opening 98, and is secured by screws 94 to permit the said bar to be adjusted insaid slot. The

cross bar 92 cooperates with the latch or.

holdin finger 42 for the rolls, and moves the said latch'from the positieirshown in Fig. 13, back into a position within the outer circumference of the holder 30, thereby disenga ing the latch from the cndmost roll 81 ant leavin the latter free to be removed from the ioldcr. As soon as tho gripping jaws and the roll carried by them iave been moved clear of the holder 30, the latch .42 is returned by the spring 43 to its operative position shown in- Fig. 13 ready to arrest tie lowermost roll 31 as the series of rolls is fed down on theholder bythe weight 48. The grip ing jaws with the roll firmly held between them, are moved through an arc of substantially 90 intoa position above the bed roll, with the roll 31 in the same vertical plane as the bed roll. The mechanism for moving the gripping jaws and'their carrier, toward and away from'tlie roll holder, will be hereinafter described. When the roll 31 carried by'tho gripping jaws has been brought into the plane of the bed roll 63,'tlie roll 31 is released andpasses through a guide orchute-h-to'be described.

ontlo the sheet of tin-foil resting on the bed i'ol The release of the roll Ill from the gripping jaws .73, 74 is accomplished by moving the jaw-carrying plate '76 inthe direction opposite to that indicated by the arrow 91 in Fig.9, which is effected, as herein shown, by arod 96 pivoted at 97 to the bar 98 attached to the plate 76, said rod sliding in a tube 99, which is mounted in a support 100 pivoted to the'bracket 79, see Fi 8, and has extended into its rear end an adjusting screw or back sto 1' 101, against which the rod 90 strikes an is arrested thereby, so that on the contin ued backward movement of the ripping jaws, the movable plate 76 is movec by the rod 96 in the direction of the arrow 102, Fig. 8, therchv moving the jaw 74 out of engagement with the roll 31, and at the same time, the fin 'cr 85 carried by the plate 76 is caused to past the roll away from the jaw 73 and against the finger 83, which serves in most cases to disen age the roll from the griping jaws. Tie movable plate 76 is moved y the rod 96 a sutlicient distance to carry the tooth 87 on the lever 86, beyond the lug 88 carried by the stationary plate 75. and into position to engage said lug and hold the gripping jaws open on the movement of the gripping jaws toward the roll holder and until they are released by the stop 90 asahove described. To still further insure the disengagement of the roll from the gripping jaws, I have provided a knock-oft or striker, which is designed to strike down on the roll and eject it from between the gripping jaws, in case the roll is not freed by the finger 85. The knock-oft is herein shown as a lever 103 pivoted at 104 to the finger 83 to move in a vertical plane, and provided with one or more laterally projecting pins 105, which extend toward the stationary plate and above the roll 31 gripped by the jaws 3, 74. The knock-off lever 103 is provided at its rear end with a depending arm 106, which is designed to engage a suitable device as will be described, to cause the lever to be turned on its pivot,so as to lower the front end of the lever and cause one of the pins 106 to strike the roll 31 sullieicntl v hard to project it downward into the guidin chute i above referred to. The knock-oil lever 103 has its front end normally elevated by a spring 107, see Figs. 8 and 11. In the present instance, I have shown one form of guiding chute which I may prefer, see Figs. 14 to 17, and which consists of two substantially arallel plates or side walls 108, 109, securet, as by screws 110, to opposite sides of a block 112, which constitutes the rear wall of the chute and is secured to an arm or bracket 113 fastened to the frame work ofthe machine. The chute h is supported at its front end by the bracket 79 to which it is attached by the bolt 144, see Fig. 11. The chute h is provided with a short front wall 41!), which prevents the roll, as it doscends into the chute, from passing out therefrom, but-which leaves ani' opening beof jth'eichate as waste i 's bottoinj-l15,wvliich i li'ereinshowiifaas hinged; sit-one side "'to' the -side fwalls.' 108,2;andis nor- ,j mally ,held-"ins'its closed *position shown in Fig". IG-by theispring 116..,

, Provision'fisinade for 'pushingth'eroll in the-chute li 'down through the 'samea-nd' into stantially'the width of the chute. and'provided with side arms 119, which extend through substantially parallel slots 120 in the side wall 109 of the chute, and are mounted upon a pivot 121 supported by cars 122, see Fig. 17, attached to a weight 123, se-

cured to the upper end of a crank or arm 124 loose on the rock shaft 70. The plate 118 is designed to be turned into its operative position crosswise of the chute, as shown n Fig. 17, by a spring 125, encircling the pivot 121, and to be turned into its inoperative posit-ion substantially parallel with the side wall 109 of the chute, by the weighted arm 124, when the latter is-moved into what may be termed its elevated osition, represented in Figs. 3 and 14, in w iich latter position the chute is unobstructed by the plate 118, so as to permit the roll to descend freely into the chute, when released from the gripping jaws. The plate 118 is permitted to be moved intosubstantially the plane of the side wall 109 of the chute as-represented in Fig. 16, by providing said side wall near its upper end with a slot or opening 130 of sub-- stantially the size of the plate, and through which the upper part of the late may be drawn by the weighted arm, tie lower end of the plate being retained in osition to again pass down into the chute y an outwardly bent finger 181 extended upwardly fromthe bottom wall of the slot 130. The roll 31 released from the gripping jaws, drops onto the bottom 115 of the chute, and is forced out of the chute by the movable plate 118,; which assumes the crosswise position shown in Fig. 17 when the weighted arm 124' is lowered as will be described.- The plate 118 presses upon the top of the roll 31-, and overcoming the spring 116 forces the bottom 115 into its open position shown in Fig. 17, and pushes the roll down onto the layer of tin-foil on the bed roll, with sufficient force to cause the roll..to be revolved bythe-bed roll and advanced therewith-until] the roll has been removed from the .chute.and car-- ried into a guideway 134, see Fig.4,formed in the under surfaeeiofa device 135, which maybe-gtermed the folding device-As the roll 31' is revolved and carried out of the chute by the bed roll, it picks up the sheet istwice moved toward an .of tin-foil lying on the bed roll, and wraps said sheet partially about its corcumference, tliereby forming'substantially a cylinder of =tin -foil around the roll 31 and extending [beyond the o posite sides of said roll. The

rotation of tie roll 31 is continuedby the folding device, whichcom letes the cylindrical; envelop, and also folds the projecting ends of the tin-foil against the opposite sides of the roll, as will be described.

The carrier for the grip ing jaws 73, 74 away from the holder 30, and the movable ejector in the chuteis twice operated in each revolution of the shaft 64 of the bed roll, by two heart shaped cams 136, 137 fast on the shaft 64 and located diametrically opposite. Each cam is provided with a circular portion 140 and curved or inclined side portions 141, 142 extended from the O)1)O$ll0 ends of the circular portion tower the shaft 64, as shown in Fig. 3. The heart shaped cams have coiiperat-ing with them a roller 143, see Figs. 3 and 5, carried by a crank or arm 144 fast on the rock shaft 70, which has fast on it an inclined crank or arm 145, joined by a connecting rod 146 to an arm 147, attached to the stationary jaw-carrying plate 75, see Fig. 8. The connectin rod 146 is connected to the crank 145 and to the arm 147 by swivel joints, which compensate for the movements in different directions of the said crank and arm. Each swivel joint comprises, as herein shown, a'block 149 mounted to turn on a vertical pin 150, and a fork sleeve 151 adjustable on the connectingrod and pivoted to the opposite sides of the said block. The crank 145 on the rock shaft is connected with the weighted arm 124 by a link 152, which is pivoted at one end to the arm 124, and is movably connected with the crank 145 by a screw 154 extended through a slot 155. On the movement of the crank 145 toward the bed roll, the weighted arm 124. descends until the roll to be covered rests on the bed roll, whereupon the crank 145 is permitted by the slot and pin connection 154, 155 to move independently of the weighted arm so as to position the .grippin aws with relation to the holder 30. l ly means of the slot 155, the woi hted arm is permitted to descend still fart ier, so as to enable the pusher or abut-- mcnt 118 to remain in contact with the roll 31, as the latter revolves out of the chute and until the roll has passed into engagement wit-h the folding device 135. As the bed roll 63 is revolved in the direction of the arrow 157, Figs. 1 and 3, the inclined or curved portion 141 of the cam 136, wtmits the crank or arm 144 to be lowere by the weffght 160 suspended therefrom, and the sha t 70 to be rocked in the direction of the arrow 101, Fig. 3, thereby lowering the arm 124 and simultaneously moving the engaged with the roller 143 and raises the crank 144," therebyflrocking the shaftf7O in tlIO'dlIBCt-IOH opposite to that indicated by the arrow 161, Figa'f3, andI'elevat-i'ng: theweighted arm 12+ into'li substantially the position shown in Figs-3, so as vto'clear the chute, and" sinuiltaneouslyflswin 'ingthe gripping jawsand the roll gripper by them away from the holder 30 and into a )o'sition above the chute; and at or about the time thejaws are above the chute, the roll is released bv the rod 96 striking the set screw 101, see Fig. 8, and thearin 106 of the knock-oil lever 103 is engaged with the weighted arm 12-1, see Fig. 3, .and turned thereby into substantially the position represented in Fig. 11, so as to knock the roll into the chute, from which it is forced on the next downward movement of 'the weighted arm 124, which takes place when the inclined portion 141 of thocam 137 cugagcs the roller 143. On the continued revolution of the bed roll shaft, the portion 142 of the cam 136 engages the rol er 143 and elevates the crank 144 and the weighted arm 124 by means of the crank 145 and link 152.

The sheet of tin-foil which is wound upon each roll 31 is cut from the continuous stri or len h of tin-foil fed; fromthe roll or she t 61, by a knife 163 secured to a pivoted carrier, comprising an open fr'ume164, which is pivoted on the inner circumference of the bed roll, and is normally held by a spring 165 against a buck-stop 167 on it spoke of the bed roll. :In the present instance, two knives are employed which .are located on opposite sides of the centerof the bed roll. Each knife carrier in the revolution of the bed roll is brought into engagement with a stationary bar or cam 168, located within the bed roll and suit-ably secured to the frame work ofithemachiue.

The cum 168 is located so as to force the knives 163 out througlrslots170-in the bed roll and through the strip or layer-.60 of tin-foil, so as to form the sheet oftin-foil which is to be wound around the roll I). The cam 168 is located so as to acton the knife, at or about the time the slot in the bed rolllias passed by the feed ro ll-68, at which time the free end of the cut sheet of tin-foil is engaged by the:-roll. 31 tobe covered. To avoid tearingof the tin-foil, each ,knife is provided with a eentralpoint 171, see Fig. 2, by which the tia foil'strip is initially punctured near its transverse cencumferentially of the be ter. The stationary cam 168 is preferably located, so as to act on the knife after the slot'170' in thebed roll has passed beyond the feed roll ,68, so as to have the tin-foil strip 60 held by the feed roll and the roll 31'- on}oppositesides of the slot 170 In the 'bed' roll, After a sheet of tin-foil has been cut from the-stri of tin-foil, the latter is fed forward by t 0 feed roll 68, which remains in en agement with the bed roll, until the free cm of the stri has been advanced intoa' position below t 1e chute h, at which time,]the1fecd roll is elevated "from the bed roll'by'cams 173 on the circumference of the bed roll. Each cam 173 may be composed of two members, see Fi 6, movable cirroll, so that the cam, 173 may be len thened or shortened more or less, to enab e the feed roll to remain in engagement with the bed roll a shorter or longer time, to obtain a shorter or longer sheet of tin-foil accordin to the diameter-of the rolls 31. As the rec end of the strip of tin-foil is being fed forward by the feed roll 68, the out sheet is being wound upon the roll 31 and carried away from beneath the chute It. When the roper length of the strip of tin-foil has been fed forward into a position below the chute h, the feed roll is elevated by the cams 173 and the feed of t to strip sto ped. To insure the free end of the tinfoi stri lying in close contact with the bed roll, an to prevent said free end from curling up away from the bed roll to an material extent, the bed roll has pivotec to it 'near one edge of its periphery one or more wipers, see Figs; 18 and 19, each of which consists of an arm 175, fast on a )ivot or shaft 176, extended through a hollow nut 177 screwed through the rim of the bed roll, said shaft projecting beyond the said nut and encircled by a helical spring 178, having one end fastened to the nutand the other end to the shaft, and acting to turn the shaft in the nut, so that the arm 175 extends across the periphery of the bed roll a slight distance above the same. To enable the wiper arm 175 to pass from below to above the tinfoil, a stationary cam 171) secured to the frame work by the bracket 180 is located in the vicinity of the feed roll and below the same as shown in Fig. 1, so as to be engaged by the wiper arm 17:), and cause the utter to be turned from its operative position across the bed roll into its inoperative position circumferentially of the bed roll, as represented in Fig. 18, said cam acting t hold-the wiper arm in its inoperative position, until the bed roll has advanced sufticiently to enable the wiper arm to be one of 9 bar earriedffby tin to the fra meQwork'jand lightly'iacte the folding device 135 "and entered intothe guideway 13st in the undersideofsaid' device, and on its passage beneath the'foldl'ngdevlce,

the ends of the tin-foil projecting beyondithe' sides, of thejroll 31, are folded against the,

sidcsof' thefsaid roll lay-folders, in theform of lugs or projections 1000a opposite sides'of the guideway 131 asrepresentedin Fig.4

During the passage of the roll 31 beneathfthe folding device, the said roll is rotated-by thebed roll. The folding device'is pivotedat or near itsccnter to levers' or arms 191', loosely mounted on a tie'rod 192 of the framework of the machine, s'ee Fig. 5, and saiddevice is supported at its front end by a lui or projection 193 on the frame work, see ig. 1, which is engaged by a laterally extended pin 194 on the folding device. The

iug of tin-foil is effectively folded against' the sides of the roll. The covered rolls may be discharged from the machine without further treatment, but it is fprefcrrcdto deliver them to a compressing mechanism for squeezing the sides of the co ering against thesidcs'of the roll. In the/present instancc, I have shown one construction of com ressing mechanism, which I mayprefor, at it is not desircdito limit themvention to the particular construct-ion shown:

Referring to Figs. 1, 3, O, 20' to 24, 200 represents a curve( plate or trough,1iwhich is extended transversely ofthe machine and is secured to a su porting frame, comprising a cross bar 2 1 and dciending'curved arms 202, 203, each provide with a curved slot 204 through which is extended screws or bolts 205, by which the trough and its su porting frame may be adjusted with re ation to the folding device, according to tlie'fi,diameter of the covered rolls, and secured in its adjusted position. The trough 200 is, adapted to receive the-covered roll as it' asses from under the folding device, and t l e portion of the tin-foil covering the sides of the roll of.tapei is'compressedyt compact-and smooth the same", andi'cause it to'lie flat against the sides of the roll. For this purpose I employ a compressing mecha- 'um'ferencefn'velo ed; or-f;

n'ism which may and preferably will be madess herein shown and consists essentially; of two members, one of which is movablelongitudinally of the trough, and the other ra ially thereof.' The longitudinally movablem'ember maybe 'made as herein shown, and consists of a disk 210 located in the'trough, and fastened to the end of a or ears 212, 213 and is encircled by a helical sprin 218, between a pin 219 on the rod 211 and t e lug 213, the said sprin acting as a yielding connection between the rod 211 and its carrier 214, by causing a pin 220 on the rod to be maintained in engagement with the lug 213, while the carrier is moved unobstructedlv in the direction of the arrow 221, Fig.20, but when the movement of the disk 210 is resisted by the covered roll, as will be described, the spring 218 is capable of bein compressed to permit further movement 0 the carrier, as represented in Fig. 21. On the returnmovement ofthe carrier, the spring 218 expands until the lug 213 strikes the in 220, afterwhich the rod 211 and the dis 210 areinoved with the carrier. Movement of'the carrier 214'is efi'ected, as herein shown by a path cam 22:) attached to the circum erence of the bed roll, see Figs. 5 and 6, and provided with a cam groove 221$,into which is extended a stud or roller 22? secured to the bar or carrier 214.

'1 he cobperatin member of the compressing mechanism is ierein shown as a disk 230 of substantially the same diameter as the trough, and which is provided with an arm 231, mounted can rock shaft 232, see Figs. 0, 23'and 24, supported in bearin s 233 below the cross bar 201 of the trough-supportin frame. The rock shaft 232 is capable of bcing rocked as will be described, so as to move the disk 230 into and out of the trough, which is permitted by a slot 234 extended transversely of the trough from one edge toward-the center thereof. The disk 230, when in the trough, is held stationary, as

will be described, and serves as an abutment for the covered roll to be pressed against by thedisk 210, and after the covered roll has been comprcssed,.the abutment disk 230 is moved laterally out of the trough, so as to leave a free passage for the compressed roll, which'is then fed forward in the trough so as to make rooni forthe. next uncoin-' The rock shaft 232,'see Figs." 6, 23 arid-2t, is" provided" with a crank 24.0,]which 1S. 0011- nected by a-link241 with" one end of a lever 242, pivoted at its op osite-end as at 243 to a bracket 244,- attache to the trough-supporting frainetnear; one, end thereof.-. The bracket 244'is extendedtoward the bed- "mu, so as to'bringthe leierg242finto the path of two lugs oi; projections 245,246 attached to the bed roll, one of which,-as 245 is adapted to be engaged with theinnersurface of the lever 242, see Fig. 23,*and the other 246 with the outer surface thereof, see Fig. 24. The inner and outer surfaces of the lever 242 are curved or cam shaped, so that when the lug 245 engages the inner surface of the lever 242 as shown in Fig. 23, the said, lever will be swung backward, and throu h the link 241 and crank 240, will rock tie shaft 232 so as to throw or move the abutment disk 230, up into its operative position within the trough 200, as represented in Figs. 20, 21 and 23; and when the lug 240 engages the outer surface of the lever 242, as shown iii-Fig. 24, the latter will be swung in the opposite direction, and the shaft 232' rocked so as to move the disk 230 out of the trough. The lugs 245, 246 are arranged on the bed roll, so as to effect these operations at the proper time.

Provision is made for retaining the abutment disk 230 in its operative and mo ierative positions, after the lugs 245, 240 iave passed out of engagement with the lever 242, and for this purpose I employ a bent spring 250, whicli'is secured at its upper end to the cross bar 201 and has its lower end extended under the rock shaft 232, and into position to be enga ed by a crank or arm 251 on said rock siaft. In operation the abutment disk 230 israised by the lug 245 into the trough, with the com ressing disk 210 in its retractedposition siown in Fig. 20, and at or about this time, the covered roll passes from'iinder'tho folding'devire 135 and drops into the trou h between the disks 210, 280. To insure the covered roll being properly positioned in the trough, the disks 210, 230 are provided with outwardly curved or flaring portions 252, 253 respectively, which serve to deflect or guide the covered roll into the trough, in case the said roll should betilted after leaving the folding device. Assiimiu the covered roll to be properly positioned etween the disks 210, 230, the formeris then moved 'byfthe cam' groove 226 toward the latter, and carries with it the covered roll, which'is firmly pressed against the new"'stationaryabiitment disk 230, and the covering on the'sides of the roll is firmly pressed against. tlie'said sides, thereby ell'ectively sealing the roll of rubber covered tape or other material with the tin-foil or other covering material. The

disk 210 is moved simultaneously with the earrier'214 by the path cam, until the resistance offered by the compressed roll is sutlicicnt to overcome the spring 218, where- 'upon' the disk 210 remains stationary, while the carrier is further moved by the path cam, which feature enables rolls of different widths to be compressed on the .sainc machine. After the covered roll' has been compressed as described, the path cam moves the carrier214 backwardly or in the direction opposite to that indicated by the arrow 221, until the compressing disk 210 is moved a sullicient distance to release the compressed covered roll, and thus remove the pressure on the abutment disk 230, whereupon the said abutment disk is withdrawn from the trough and moved into its inoperative or dotted line position shown in Fig. 24. While this movement of the abutment disk 230 is taking place, the compressing disk is stationary, which is provided for by the shape of the cam groove 226 of the path cam, and as soon as the abutment disk has been removed from the trough, the compressing disk 210 is moved forward again, so as to feed the completed roll beyond the path of move ment of the abutment disk, as represented in Fi 22, after which the compressing disk is returned to its starting position. The cam groove 226 of the path cainis suitably shaped, as represented in Fig. 6, to effeet the above mentioned movements of the compressing disk at the proper time and in the )roper order.

- Tie operation of the machine may be be briefly described as follows: Assume the machine at rest. In this condition the starting mechanism represented by the lever 55 is in its inoperative position, and the holder 30 bears against the stop arm 45. The operator places the loading plug 40 in the socket 87 as shown in Fi .12,and then moves the free end of the hol dor away from the stop arm 45, a sullicient distance to ierniit the uncovered rolls 31 to be slippet onto the holder. A plurality of the rolls may be placed on the holder at one time. \Vheu the holder has been loaded, as represented in Fig. 1, the plug 46 is removed, and the latch 42 is moved into its operative position shown in Fig. 13, in which position it is engaged with the lowermost roll on the holder, see Fig. 8. The operator then swings the free end of the holder toward the bed roll, until the pivoted dog 50 engages the stop 52 shown in Fig. 7, at which time the clutch or starting device is in its operative posit-ion, and power is applied to the bed roll tlirou h the pulley 65, to rotate the same and set tie mac iine in operation. By the various mechanisms above described in detail, the,lowerm ostroll.on the holder 30 is removedgther'efromand deposited into the uidibr'fchuteghjaudyis forced therefrom owninto .contactwit-h the sheet of tin-foil; orothericovering matcrial'; on the bedv roll..

The covering ,is sevcred fr'om" -'the continuous strip and wound upon the circumference of the. roll, and the; latter and its covering are carried "under the .folding device 135, which :folds the covering material against the-opposite sides of the roll. The covered roll is then deposited in the trough 200 and subjected tojpressure on its sides byt-he disks 210, 230, after whieh the coveredroll is fed forward inthe trough, until-all the rolls on the holder, but )referably the last one, have been assembler in the trough, at which time the machine is automatically stopped, and the assembled rolls removed from the trough. The uncovered roll which is the last to be removed from, the holder is deposited into the chute, at or about the time the machine is stop ed by the weight 48 acting on the starting l evcr 55. In practice, the operator to save time'in starting usually places an uncovered roll in the chute, Mar to starting. the machine in operation.

rovision is made for enabling the machine to be used with rolls of different diameters and for this purpose, the jaw-carrying plates or bars 75, 76, are provided at their'opposite ends with .a plurality of holes 300, see Fig. 10, which enable the fingers 83, 85 to be moved toward or from each other according to the diameter of the rolls 31 being covered, and the block 08 is provided with a plurality'of holes 301, which enables the rod 96 to be adjusted according to the diameter of the rolls' being covered. The gripping jaw-carriers are preferably. pivoted to move away from the roll holder, as by sodoing, the endmost roll, when compose of rubber covered tape or like sticky material, is more easily separated from the next roll on the holder with-whichit. makcsicontact, as the endmost roll'is separated from' the next roll at one side initially, and to still further insure separationof the endmost roll, from the next one on the holder, the finger'85 .is provided with a device shown as a screw 303 which in'th'e forward movement'of the said finger engages the roll'next to the-last, and strikes it a blow sullicient to jar it and there by assist in the separation 'of the-sticky rolls.

In the present instance, the holder 30 is shown as a rod whichpasses throughthe center of the rolls, but it is not desired to limit the invention to the articular construction of holder, as'otherormsof holder may be used when the rollsto be. covered-are not provided with a centralopening.

I have herein shown one construction of machine embodying this invention, but it is not desired to innit the invention to the particular construction shown. I nrthermore I havedescribcd the invention as embodied in a machinefor covering rolls of rubber covered tape with coverings of tin-foil, but it is 'not desired to limit the invention in this respect, -as.the machine may be used to cover rolls or cylindrical obiects of other material and with other material than tinfoil.

30 also I have shown the invention as embodied in a machine provided with a holder for a: plurality of rolls and with mechanism for transferring the rolls one by one to the bed roll, but it is not desired to limit the invention in this respect, as the feed of the uncovered rolls might be effected by hand, that is, by the operator depositing them in the chute one by one at the proper time. Furthermore I may prefer to provide the machine with a compressing mechanism, but I do not desire to limit the invent-ion in this respect, as the covered rolls could be delivered from the folding device into a suitable receptacle and used in that form or they could be compressed by hand.

Claims:

1. In a machine ofthe character described, in combination, a rotatable bed roll, a holder for the rolls to be covered movable with relation to said bed roll, a starting device controlling rotation of said bed roll, said startingdevice being rendered effective by the movement of said holder in one direction and ineffective by movement of said holder in a different direction, means to feed a strip of covering material onto the bed roll, a knife to cutthe covering material into sheets, mechanism for transferring an uncovered roll from said holder to said bed roll, means for pressing the uncovered roll against the bed roll to cause the uncovered roll to be revolved and covered on its circumference by a sheet of covering material, a folding device coiiperating with said bed roll to press the said roll against the bed roll and to fold the covering material against the sides of said roll, a receptacle into which the covered roll is deposited from said folding device, and means for compressing the material coveringthe sides of said roll.

-2. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a holder for a plurality of rolls to be covered, a rotatable bed roll to support a covering material for said rolls, mechanism for transferring an uncovered roll from said holder to said bed roll, means for pressing the uncovered roll against the bed roll to'cause the uncovered roll to be revolved and covered on its circumference by said covering material, a folding device cooperating with said bed roll to press the said roll against the bed roll and to fold the covering material against the sides of said roll, a receptacle into which the covered roll is deposited from said folding device, and means for compressing the material covering the sides of said roll, substantially as described.

3. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a holder for a plurality of rolls to be covered, a rotatable bed roll to support a covering material for said rolls. mechanism for transferrin an uncovered roll from said holder to saic bed roll, means for pressing the uncovered roll against the periphery of the bed roll to cause the uncovered roll to be revolved by the bed roll and covered on its circumference by said coverin material, and a folding device coopcrating with said bed roll to press the said roll against the bed roll and to fold the covering material against the sides of said roll.

4. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a rotatable bed roll to support a covering material for the rolls, means coiiperating with the sides of the roll for guiding it onto said bed roll, means for prcssin said roll against the bed roll to cause tie uncovered roll to be revolved by the bed roll and covered on its circumference by said covering material, and a folding device cooperating with said bed roll to press the said roll against the bed roll and to fold the coverin material a ainst the sides of the said ro l, substantia ly as described.

l'). In a machine of the character described, in combination, a rotatable bed roll, mechanism for controlling the rotation of said bed roll, a holder for uncovered rolls, means for connecting said holder with said controlling mechanism, means for retaining said holder in its operative position and said controlling mechanism in its operative position and a device movable on said holder an connected with said retaining means to actuate the latter and render said controllin" means inell'ectivc, substantially as described.

(i. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a rotatable bed roll to support a flexible covering material for uncovered rolls, mechanism cooperating with said bed roll to etl'ect the covering of an uncovered roll with the flexible material by the rotation of said uncovered roll by said bed roll, and a compressing mechanism to compress the coverin material against the sides of the uncovcrc roll while the latter is in contact with the bed roll and is revolved thereby.

7. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a holder for a lurality of uncovered rolls having 0 enmgs through which the holder exten 8, said holder having a socket at one end, a latch movable in said socket and normally projected out thereof to engage the endmost roll near its center, gripping jaws co6perat ing with the lowermost roll to and with said latch to move t tter into the socket in said holder to permit the ggipathe samegripped roll to be drawn off of said holder, and means to move said gripping aws, substantially as described.

8. In a machine of the character de scribed, in combination, a holder for a plurality of uncovered rolls. a latch carried 'by said holder and coiiperating with the lowermost roll on said holder to retain the rolls thereon gripping jaws coiiperating with said holder to grip said lowermost roll on substantially diametrically opposite sides of the same and with said latch to release the roll gripped by said jaws, means for moving said jaws away from said holder to withdraw the said roll therefrom, and means to open said jaws and release said roll, substantially as described.

9. In a. machine of the character de scribed, in combination, a holder for a plurality of uncovered rolls, a latch carried by said holder and cotiperating with the lowermost roll on said holder to retain the rolls thereon, gripping jaws cooperating with said holder to rip said lowermost roll on substantially diametrically opposite sides and with said latch to release the roll gri ped by said jaws, means for moving sai jaws away from said holder to withdraw the said roll therefrom, means to open said jaws, and a knock-oil to strike said roll and discharge it from said jaws, substantially as described.

10. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a rotatable bed roll to support a layer of covering material, a chute cooperating with said bed roll to receive an uncovered roll and rovided with means cooperating with the si es of said roll to guide it to said bed roll, and means acting on the uncovered roll within said chute to press the said roll while in the chute against the bed roll and cause the uncovered roll to be rotated by the bed roll and' the covering on the latter to be wrapped about the circumference of said roll, substantially as described.

11. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a rotatable bed roll to support a layer of covering material. a chute coiipcrating with said bed roll to receive an uncovered roll and guide it to said bed roll, and provided with a movable bottom to support the roll deposited into the chute and with a slot in one side, a device movable in said chute to engage the upper sprface of the roll therein and extended outside of said chute through said slot, and means located outside of said chute and connected with said movable device to operate it, substantially as described.

12. In a machine of the character described, in combination. a holder for a pinrality of uncovered rolls having openings through which the holder extends, said holder having a socket at one end, a latch movable. in socketand normally projected otlt thereof, a'nd at loading j la inserted into said-socket'to' move t e thereinte, forthe ar ose specified.

13. In" a machine of the character do scribed', ".incombination, a rotatable bed roll, a compressing device coiipcrating therewith and comprisinga member movable in the direction of the axis of the bed roll, and an abutment member movable radia'lly with relation to said bed roll, and means carried by said bed'roll for effecting movement of said members, substantially as'described;

14. In a machine of the character described, combination, a rotatable bed roll, a compressing device cohperati'ng therewith and comprising a member movable in the dircctioii of the axis of the bed roll, a rod on which said member is mounted, a carrier for said fed, a spring to op'eratively connect said rod and carrier to ermit the carrier to he moved simultaneous y with said rod and member and independently thereof, an abutment member with which the compression inember coeperate's, a lever to which said abutment member is connected, and means carried by said bed roll for moving said carrier and said lever, substantially as described.

15. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a rotatable bed roll, a compressing device coep'erat-ing therewith and comprising an abutment member and a compressing member, one of which members is movable into and out of the nth of the other member, and means cari'led b" said bed roll for effecting movement ef sei' mem hers, substantially as described.

16, In a machine of the eharaeter described, in combination, a rotatablebed roll, a compressihg'device coiiperatin therewith and comprising a member m'ovab e in the direction of the axis of the bedroll, a path cam carried by said bed roll for effecting movemefit a: said compressing member, an abutment member movable radiallt with relatieii to said bed roll, a rock shaft to which said abutment member is conneeted, a cam lever, meahs connecting said cam lever with said rock shaft, and cams carried by said bed roll to er ign'g e said lever and rocksaid shaft in opposite directions, substantially a's deserib'ed. v

17. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a holder for a plurality of rolls, a tipping mechanism for said rolls eotiperatinit with said holder and provided with gri ping-jaws to engage a roll on substantially diametrically opposite sides oftli'e' same and carriers t6 which siiid jaws are secured, one o f'said eai riers being mdviible with relatitih to the other iii'id nidiall'y with res'peetto the roll, means to move siii'd earners toward anemia-immthe said holder, means to lock" said c'zi'rriers roll ag'ains't t --tog'ether"with the said laws in their open position, means to unloc n'i'itthem toengage a roll on said holder, and m'eans to open said jaws to release said c said jaws to perroll, substantially as described.

18. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a rotatable bed roll. mechanism for controlling the rotation of said bed roll, a holder ,for uncovered rolls, means for connecting said holder with said controlling mechanism, means for retaining said holder in its operative position and said controllin mechanism in its operative position, and a device governed by the rolls on said holder and connected with said retaining means to actuate the latter and render said controlling means ineffective.

19. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a holder for a lurality of uncovered rolls, a latch carrie( by said holder and coiipe'rating with the lowermost roll on said holder to retain the IOlls thereon, gripping jaws cotiperating with said holder to grip said lowermost roll on substantially diametrically opposite sides and with said latch to release the roll gripped by said jaws, a pivoted carrier for said jaws, and means for turning said carrier in the arc of a circle to withdraw the roll from said holder and bring it into )osition substantially at right angles to that in which it was on said holder.

20. In a machine of the character do scribed, in combination, a rotatable bed roll, means cotiperating with the eriphery of said bed roll to feed a strip 0 flexible material onto said bed roll from a continuous strip, a knife to cut the portion of the strip supported by the bed roll from the continuous strip, mechanism coiiperating with said bed roll and with the sides of an uncovered roll to present'said uncovered roll to said bed roll with the circumference of the uncovered roll resting'on the cut portion of the flexible strip means to press the uncovered he bed roll to cause the latter in its rotation to rotate the uncovered roll and wind the cut portion of the flexible strip thereon, and a compressing mechanisi'n to compress the covering material against the sides of the roll, substantially as described.

21. Ina machine of the character described, in combination, a rotatable bed roll. means cotiperating with the peri hcry of said bed roll to feed a strip of flexi le material oiito said bed roll from a continuous strip, a knife to cut the portion of the strip supported by the bed roll from the continuous'strip, mechanism 'coeperating with said bed roll and with thesidcs of an uncovered roll to present said uncovered roll to said bed' roll with the circumference of the uncovered ibll res'tiiig on the cut portion of the flekiblestri'p, and means to press the uncov- 'e'r'ed 'ioll' against the periphery of the bed lit roll to causegthe latter in; its rotation to :0 tate the, uncovered: roll 'fand wind \the cut portion of thej "flexible strip thereon, sub stantially' as-describedii .f,

22'. In la machine'jof Qthe charaoterdescribed, infcombin ation,a'holder for a pinralit-yof rolls, i-aQ-grippingi mechanism for said rolls cotipera'ting 'withsaid holder' fand' provided with gri ping jaws to engage the roll on substantia lyrdiametrically opposite sides of the same, a pivotedcarrier'to which one of said jaws is secured, a carrier for the otherof said-jaws mounted on'said pivoted carrier to move therewith and to slide thereon radially-.with respectto the roll, andmeans'to movesaidcarriers in the arc of a circle toward and from said holder, and means to move said sliding carrier on said pivoted carrier'to open said jaws, substantially as described.

23. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a holder for a plurality of rolls, a gripping mechanism for said rolls cooperating with said holder and provided with gri ping jaws to engage the roll on substantia ly diametrically opposite sides of the same, and carriers to which said jaws are secured, one of said carriers being movable with relation to the other and radially with respect to the roll, means to move said carriers in the arc of a circle toward and from said holder, means to open said jaws, and a device carried by one of the said-carriers to strike the roll'and knock it free from the said jaws, substantially as described.

24. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a holder for a plurality of rolls to be covered, a rotatable bed roll to en port a covering material for said rolls, mec ianism for engaging a roll on the holder and bodily carrying it away from said holder and transferring it to said bed roll in a plane substantially-at right angles to that in which it was on said holder, and means .for pressing the uncovered. roll against the periphery of the bed roll to causeit to'berevolved b the bed roll and the covering material to ewound thereon, substantially as describechv i 2!). Ida machine ofthe character described, in combination, a rotatable bed.'ro1l provided with a circumferential rim to su port a covering material for the rolls'to he covered, means located :above the-bed roll to enga e the sides or ends of the uncovered roll an to'guideit down onto the covering material on the bed roll and means-cooperating with the uncovered roll topress'the same down-onto the bed roll with sufficient. force to-cause the uncovered ,"rollto'berevolvedby. the rotating bed rolland the cov- .a-f s trip o the periphery of said bed roll, means carriedbysaid rotatable bed roll'for cutting eri ng material to be wound on the normally uncovered roll, substantially as described.

-26. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a rotatable bed roll, means coo ratin with said bed roll to feed fiexib e coveringmaterial onto afportion of said strip from the remainingiportion of the strip while the latter is engaged with the bed roll, a holder for supporting [a ".pluralit of .uncovered rolls, means for transferring the endmost uncovered. roll of said plurality. of rolls. from said holder to the bed roll withthe periphery of the uncovered roll on the out portion of the covering material, and means cooperating with the uncovered roll to cause the latter to'be revolved by the bed roll and thereby wind the cut portion of the covering material u on the periphery of the said uncovered r0 1.

27. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a rotatable bed roll, means cooperating with said bed roll to feed a strip of flexible covering material onto the periphery of said bed roll, means carried by sai rotatable bed roll for cutting a portion of said strip from the remaining portion of the strip while the latter is, engaged with the bed roll, means located above the bed roll and 006 erating with the sides of the uncovered r0 for guiding said uncovered roll down onto the bed roll with the periphery of the uncovered roll on the cutportion of the covering material, and a device for pressing the uncovered roll against the bed roll to cause the latter to revolve the uncovered roll and wind the covering thereon.

28. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a holder for a pluralityofrolls to be covered, a rotatable bed roll to an port a covering material for said rolls, mec anism for engaginga roll on the holder and bodily carrying it away from saidholder and transferrin it to said bed roll with the peri hery o the uncovered roll in contact witi the covering material on the eri he of the bed roll, to enable the sai be rol to effect revolution of the uncovered roll and cause the covering material to be wound thereon, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CARL JOHN LANDIN.

' Witnesses:

Jae. H. CHURCHILL, 1 J. MURPHY.

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